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Bowers, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W / 40.15694; -86.72472
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Bowers, Indiana
Bowers is located in Montgomery County, Indiana
Bowers
Bowers
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W / 40.15694; -86.72472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipSugar Creek
Elevation814 ft (248 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47940
Area code765
FIPS code18-06796[2]
GNIS feature ID431396[1]

Bowers is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Bowers was platted by Christina and L. M. Dunbar in 1901.[3] L. M. Dunbar was Lewis Morton Dunbar. Bowers was originally named "Bowers Station" and was a railroad stop.

Education

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Previously Bowers had its own elementary school, while high school students went to school in Darlington. In 1959, the Bowers elementary school merged into the Darlington Elementary School.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowers, Indiana
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504
  4. ^ "Bowers School, Darlington Merged OK'd". Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. May 7, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.